IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard or Massey Ferguson MF 590 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson 590 (A): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive.
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 109% (32.6 L/min / 8.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 25% (585 kg / 1,290 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 45% (1,025 kg / 2,260 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | R-76 Standard | MF 590 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 47.9 kW (64.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 47.4 kW (63.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the R-76 Standard and the MF 590 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the R-76 Standard and the MF 590 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 29.9 L/min (7.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 62.5 L/min (16.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 590 (A) has 109% more hydraulic flow (32.6 L/min / 8.6 gpm) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,315 kg (5,104 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 590 (A) has 25% more lift (585 kg / 1,290 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,265 kg (4,993 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 3,290 kg (7,253 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) is 45% heavier (1,025 kg / 2,260 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the R-76 Standard and the MF 590 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 590 (A) has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the R-76 Standard and the MF 590 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 590 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 76” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 590 & 590A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 590 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1979–1989 | 1976–1982 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) has 109% more hydraulic flow (32.6 L/min / 8.6 gpm) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) has 25% more lift (585 kg / 1,290 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) is 45% heavier (1,025 kg / 2,260 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson 590 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the IMR-RAKOVICA R-76 Standard is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources